Hilton at the Ageas Bowl, the stunning 171-bedroom hotel, located at the home of Hampshire Cricket, boasts a luxury eforea spa, BEEFY’S fine dining restaurant, Lakeview Sports Bar, a gym and extensive meeting and event space as well as the venue's 18-hole golf course, Boundary Lakes.

With all this to keep you busy and a whole host of entertainment right on your doorstep, we're confident you won't be able to stay for long enough.

The Ageas Bowl's, including Hilton at the Ageas Bowl, broad range of stylish and luxurious suites, cutting edge audio-visual capabilities and bespoke catering provision, deem the picture-perfect venue the ideal location for a vast array of meetings, weddings and events.

Whether it’s an intimate meeting for ten in our boardroom, a lavish wedding ceremony for 200 in our Ageas Media Centre or an exhibition in our expansive Ageas Ballroom, you can be sure that whatever your requirements, we’ll have them covered.

The Ageas Bowl and Hilton at the Ageas Bowl host a vast array of events and showpiece occasions throughout the year.

2017 saw Rock Legend Bryan Adams and the world's number one girl band, Little Mix, perform at the Ageas Bowl, not forgetting three thrilling England Internationals; Eoin Morgan's white-ball side faced South Africa twice and the Windies last summer.

The Ageas Bowl's spectacular Fireworks Party returned in November and 2018 will see the colossal England v India Test Match arrive!

Hampshire Cricket in the Community use the power of sport, the world-class facilities at the Ageas Bowl and the Hampshire Cricket squad to inspire people to play cricket, engage in education and live well.

Explore our sporting and educational provision, community events, local partnerships as well as ways to support us.

The Ageas Bowl is home to Hampshire Cricket, the new Hilton at the Ageas Bowl and hosts England Internationals, but the venue’s offering doesn’t end there.

The iconic ground is also home to an elite sports medicine centre, the Hampshire Wellbeing Centre, the rapidly expanding amateur boxing club, Poseidon, the Hedge End Running Club as well as the newly-opened Sanjha Punjabi Cuisine Takeaway Unit.

New for 2018, Choi Kwang Do martial arts classes are also held at the Ageas Bowl, whilst 2016 also saw the venue's Elite International Sports Academy (EISA) open its college programme for those aged 16-18.

Giles White

Director of Cricket

Giles White holds the position Director of Cricket and following a successful professional playing career with the county, is now part of the set-up behind the scenes at Hampshire.

In a professional playing career spanning 11 years at first-class level, White scored more than 6000 runs at an average of more than 30 whilst also claiming 12 first-class wickets as an occasional leg-break bowler.

Tony Middleton

Batting Coach

Tony Middleton holds the position of First Team Batting Coach, following a prolific professional playing career with the county.

Middleton enjoyed an 11 year career at first-class level and scored more 5500 runs at the highest domestic level, having represented Hampshire for the entirety of his playing years.

Charlie Freeston

Head of Player Development

Charlie Freeston played cricket on the Isle of Wight for Ventnor Cricket Club before joining the Hampshire Cricket as a coach of the youth age groups and performance squads.

He subsequently impressed and worked his way up the coaching ladder at the Ageas Bowl. Having worked with the Hampshire Academy for a number of years, Charlie now holds the role of Head of Player Development.

Bobby Parks

Wicket-Keeping Coach

Bobby Parks holds the position of wicket-keeping coach, following a successful playing career with the county.

In a playing career spanning more than a decade, Parks represented Kent as well as Hampshire in more than 250 matches and became known for his excellent keeping ability whilst also scoring more than 3900 runs with the bat.

Joe Maiden

Performance Analyst

Born in Bristol, Joe Maiden joined the Club in March 2014 to take up the role of Performance Analyst.

In his spare time, Joe plays club cricket for West of England Premier Cricket League side, Rockhampton.

Craig White

First Team Coach

Craig White was appointed as First Team Coach in November 2016, having previously held the positions of Assistant Coach and Bowling Specialist after joining the Hampshire staff in 2012.

White represented England at both Test and ODI level. During his 17 year career, the all-rounder scored more than 12,000 runs at an average greater than 30 with the bat, whilst also claiming 395 wickets at an average of less than 29.